Comments on: The next big thing in urban commuting? http://blog.designit.com/2008/04/12/the-next-big-thing-in-individual-transportation/ Designit thinks aloud Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:03:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Rasmus Løgstrup Jensen http://blog.designit.com/2008/04/12/the-next-big-thing-in-individual-transportation/comment-page-1/#comment-140 Rasmus Løgstrup Jensen Tue, 15 Apr 2008 19:44:08 +0000 http://designit.com/blog/2008/04/12/the-next-big-thing-in-individual-transportation/#comment-140 The artist Theo Jansen created some unique moving creatures - watch them on YouTube. The artist Theo Jansen created some unique moving creatures – watch them on YouTube.

]]> By: David Fellah http://blog.designit.com/2008/04/12/the-next-big-thing-in-individual-transportation/comment-page-1/#comment-139 David Fellah Sun, 13 Apr 2008 18:33:36 +0000 http://designit.com/blog/2008/04/12/the-next-big-thing-in-individual-transportation/#comment-139 BigDog is actually a DARPA financed project. DARPA is the US Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency, and they actually tried to develop a mechanical elephant during the Vietnam war - with no succes. Looks like they never gave up the idea. Here's a list of other unbelievable projects they are working on - it is a seriously fascinating universe: http://www.commondreams.org/headlines06/0401-08.htm BigDog is actually a DARPA financed project. DARPA is the US Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency, and they actually tried to develop a mechanical elephant during the Vietnam war – with no succes. Looks like they never gave up the idea.

Here’s a list of other unbelievable projects they are working on – it is a seriously fascinating universe:

http://www.commondreams.org/headlines06/0401-08.htm

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